[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: warning on COMFORTIS - new Heartworm preventative
- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsdlist@xxxxxxxxx>, "SHOWGSD-L" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:34:56 -0400
I think you need to read the post..yes, the subject line, as on the post I
received, said it is a heartworm med....but the information warns against
using large doses of ivermectin when using Comfortis........
you can't judge a book by its cover, and
you obviouisly can't judge a post by the subject line.
Peggy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kristen Cabe" <showgsdlist@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "SHOWGSD-L" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 2:19 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: warning on COMFORTIS - new Heartworm preventative
> Comfortis is actually a flea control medication, NOT a heartworm
> preventative. The problem is when Comfortis is given to dogs who are
> taking
> high doses of ivermectin as well.
> Kristen
>
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Peggy <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> This was in my inbox this morning:
>> For everyone's info.....
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine
>> June 24, 2008
>> COMFORTIS(R) and ivermectin interaction Safety Warning Notification
>> Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Veterinary
>> Medicine (CVM) is announcing that it has received reports of adverse
>> reactions in dogs receiving the drug Comfortis(R) (spinosad) concurrently
>> with
>> high, extra-label doses of the drug ivermectin. The clinical signs of
>> these
>> adverse reactions are consistent with ivermectin toxicity.
>> Comfortis(R) (spinosad), manufactured by Elanco Animal Health, a division
>> of
>> Eli Lilly and Company, is a monthly oral, chewable tablet used for the
>> prevention and treatment of flea infestations on dogs. Veterinarians who
>> use
>> high, extra-label doses of ivermectin to treat dogs with non-responsive
>> demodectic mange and other conditions should be aware that some dogs have
>> developed signs of ivermectin toxicity when ivermectin is used
>> concurrently
>> with Comfortis(R) (spinosad).
>> CVM and Elanco Animal Health are advising veterinarians that dogs
>> receiving
>> extra-label doses of ivermectin should not receive concurrent treatment
>> with
>> Comfortis(R) (spinosad).
>> CVM is working with Elanco Animal Health as they address this issue.
>> Additional information regarding this safety warning can be obtained on
>> the
>> Elanco Animal Health website.
>> Lilly Companion Animal Health Technical Bulletin: Spinosad and the
>> Extra-Label Use of High Dose Ivermectin for the Treatment of Generalized
>> Demodicosis in Dogs -
>> http://elms.xh1.lilly.com/10788_03_tech_Bulletin.pdf
>>
>>
>>
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